City campaigners to hold demonstration over vacant houses
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Right2Housing Galway is holding a demonstration in the city this afternoon to highlight the number of vacant properties in the city. The group says despite a desperate need for...
View ArticleDeathnotices Saturday 19th December 2015
Berry Connaughton St Enda’s Avenue. Tuam. Reposing at her home tomorrow Sunday from 5 until 8. Removal on Monday to Cathedral of the Assumption, Tuam for mass for Berry Connaughton at 11. Funeral...
View ArticleGalway flooding crisis raised at European Parliament in Strasbourg
Galway Bay fm newsroom – “EU legislation should not be a barrier to flood mitigation measures” in Galway or anywhere else. That’s according to Independent MEP Marian Harkin, who was speaking at the...
View ArticleCity campaigners hold demonstration over vacant city housing
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Right2Housing Galway has held a demonstration in Eyre Square to highlight the number of vacant properties across the city. The group says that despite a desperate need for...
View ArticleYoung local man dies in early morning crash in Loughrea
Galway Bay Fm news – A local man has died in an early morning crash in Loughrea after he was struck by a car around 5.30 am. The man who was walking at the time was aged 26 and is a resident of...
View ArticleYoung boy who died in Kilcolgan farm accident named
Galway Bay Fm news-The young boy who died yesterday (Saturday) following a farm accident in Kilcolgan has been named as seven-year-old Mark Fordham from Kilcolgan. People everywhere have been numbed...
View ArticleDeathnotices Sunday 20th December 2015
Mark Nikita Fordham Keamsella, Kilcolgan. Reposing at his home in Keamsella tomorrow Monday from 2 until 7. Due to road flooding, transport is available only by shuttle service from Ballinderreen GAA...
View ArticleDoor to door search for student missing in Galway city
Galway Bay Fm news-A door to door search is currently taking place at student accommodation in Galway regarding a 20-year-old law student at NUIG who is missing in the city since Friday morning....
View ArticleThree parishes try to come to terms with child’s tragic death
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-Three parishes in South Galway are trying to come to terms with the tragic death of seven-year-old Mark Fordham from Keamsella, Kilcolgan in a farm accident yesterday. People...
View ArticleYoung man from well known family dies in Loughrea crash
Galway Bay Fm newsroom-A young man from a well-known Loughrea family has died in a road crash in the early hours of today. (Sunday). The man who was walking at the time died is a resident of Loughrea...
View Article4 per cent increase in Galway house prices
Galway Bay fm newsroom – House prices in Galway rose by over 4 per cent this year. The average price of a 4 bed semi-detached home in the city currently stands at just under 200 thousand euro. House...
View ArticleCall for access strategy for Galway’s visually impaired
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Calls are being made for the provision of a National Vision Strategy to help blind or visually impaired people across Galway to access health and social care services. Over...
View ArticleConnemara Golf Links voted Best Links Course In Connacht
Connemara Golf Links voted Best Links Course in Connacht 2016 by the Golfer’s Guide to Ireland. Pictured being presented with the award from left to right are Paddy McCarthy, Director, Golfer’s Guide...
View ArticleNew jobs at Galway based HQ of Smyths Toys
Galway Bay fm newsroom – 15 new jobs are to be created at the Galway city based head quarters of the chain Smyths Toys The new full time positions will come on stream in the first half of next year and...
View ArticleThe Keith Finnegan Show- Monday the 21st of December
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View ArticleNewcastle v Connacht
Connacht fell to Newcastle in the European Challenge Cup with the English Premiership team winning 29-5 at Kingston Park. Commentary from Alan Deegan and Rob Murphy...
View ArticleBasketball National Cup Schedule
The schedule has now been finalised for the Semi-Finals of Basketball’s National Cup Semi-Final weekend on the 8th, 9th and 10th of January *Games featuring Galway Clubs are Highlighted. Friday 8...
View ArticleUp to 90 people involved in search for missing NUIG student
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The garda sub aqua unit and coastguard search teams are on standby as part the search for a missing NUI Galway student. Up to 90 people are involved in the search for 20-year...
View ArticleKeanes Florist Terryland
Keanes Florist Terryland have given us €1000 in vouchers to give away. Tune in to Donal Mahon this week and find out how you can win!! Visit www.keanesflorist.ie or search for them on facebook.
View ArticleEmergency services attend three-car crash near Headford
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Gardaí and the emergency services are attending the scene of a crash near Headford. The three-car incident happened on the Headford to Glencorrib road just north of Headford...
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